Career Cruising

EQ - What matters to me when choosing a career pathway?

1. AP – Activator - Factors of Career Selection Races
2. Review Decision Making Matrix
3. Factors of Job Selection Quiz
4. Submit Quiz to the Personal Finance tray
5. Activator – Quote Analysis

“Alice came to a fork in the road. 'Which road do I take?' she asked.

'Where do you want to go?' responded the Cheshire Cat.

'I don't know,' Alice answered.

'Then,' said the Cat, 'it doesn't matter.”

EQ - How will managing personal finances impact your major life decisions?

1. TPS – What makes decision making so difficult?
2. Laptops - www.careercruising.com
3. Matchmaker Surveys
4. TOD - What are you hoping to learn during your career exploration?

Career Presentation Development

EQ - After researching your career, how do you know whether or not it is a valid option for you?

1. Activator - Super Bowl Ad
2. Peer Share - Briefly summarize your career research to you partner (90 seconds each)
• Advanced Organizer Review
• Jot down "talking points" on scratch paper
• Partner 1 - Go
• Partner 2 - Feedback
• Partner 2 - Go
• Partner 1 - Feedback
3. Planning the presentation
• Rubric Review
• Q & A
• Storyboard/Outline
4. Introduction to PowerPoint alternatives ("Class Links" Page)
5. Project work time
6. TOD - Where did I stop working today?  Where will I begin tomorrow?

Career Cruising

1. Introduction to Career Research Project
1. Graduation Project Breakdown
2. *Handout* - Project Advanced Organzier
2. Q & A Session
3. Teacher Demo
1. Login to www.careercruising.com
2. Click the "Assessments" Tab at the top of the page
3. Complete Matchmaker (3 sets of questions)
4. Complete Skills Assessment
4. Select a career from the personalized list and begin your research
5. Presentation Preparation

**Life Map (Long-term assignment)**